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Poll Numbers: Bush v Obama
President Obama’s “approval rating” fell below 50% for the first time in the Gallup Daily Tracking Poll on Tuesday. A dust up between press secretary Robert Gibbs and Fox News’ Major Garrett resulted in this comment from Gibb...
White Voters Disenchanted With Obama?
In the past week, Obama’s approval rating has finally slipped below the 50% mark in Gallup’s daily tracking poll. The reason why? His support among white voters has fallen from 61% ro 39%. And that could be a big problem as he looks tow...
Generic Congressional Repubs Beat Generic Congressional Dems
Gallup is out with a poll that suggests more problems for the Dems and a 10 point shift in voter preference since July. First, the numbers… The bigger news here? Independents are swinging wildly in favor of the generic Republicans. There̵...
Poll: Bush Still To Blame For Economic Woes
As I’ve said numerous times before, voters aren’t stupid. They know who piloted our economic collapse last year and it’s going to be extremely hard for Republicans to convince them otherwise. Still, it is kind of telling that Repub...
News Headlines for Independent Voters 10/29/09
News Headlines for Independent Voters 10/29/09 As we head to Election Day 2009, everyone is talking about the Yankees and the Phillies. And a few people are talking about the Mayoral race in NYC, where independent candidate Mike Bloomberg is poised t...
Club For Growth Poll Shows Three-Way Statistical Tie In NY-23
A new poll of New York’s 23rd Congressional District from the Club For Growth, which is backing Conservative Party Candidate Doug Hoffman in the race, effectively shows that the race is now a statistical dead heat among all three candidates: Wa...
Gallup Poll Confirms; America Is A Center-Right Country
Despite the election of Barack Obama and the continuing misfortunes of the GOP, the United States is still a center-right country: PRINCETON, NJ — Conservatives continue to outnumber moderates and liberals in the American populace in 2009, con...
Obama’s Approval Drops Significantly From 2nd To 3rd Quarter
Can you believe it’s 9 points? Here’s the graph from Gallup: This creates a bit of an interesting predicament. Should Obama simply push forward with his initiatives and let the polls be damned or can he risk losing independents in front...
Think The GOP Will Make Big Gains In 2010?
I suppose it’s possible, but more and more evidence is pointing to the contrary. Here’s some telling info from a Washington Post/ABC News poll out yesterday… Poll respondents are evenly divided when asked whether they have confiden...
Independents Leaning More Right?
Gallup has some numbers that might surprise. Basically, the folks who decide the elections (the indys) are starting to consider the Republicans more and Dems better pay attention. Because the only reason they made such historic gains in 2006 is beca...
Why 2010 Will Not Be Like 1994
It’s pretty easy…the only people that voters like less than Congressional Democrats and Congressional Republicans. Add in the facts that Republicans have no coherent plan, no definitive leadership and are allowing right wing pundits to or...
Huckabee Leading Contender For 2012 Contest
Public Policy Polling pitted the top Republicans (including Jeb Bush) against Obama in a hypothetical matchup and found that the former Arkansas Governor’s folksy ways puts him at the top of the pack. And this makes sense. Huckabee is amiable, ...
Friday nightcap with Charlie Cook
If I was a betting man, I’d put the over/under at a net 12 seat gain for the GOP in the House of Representatives....
